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While memory research has recently focused on brain images and neurological underpinnings of transmitters, Human Memory: A Constructivist View assesses how our individual identity affects what we remember, why and how. This book brings memory back to the constructivist questions of how all the experiences...

Two brothers take a short vacation to South Cumbria for a lot of beers and a jolly good knees up. Visits to Windermere, Cartmel, Grange and various other South Lakeland wonders, make for some great hiking hotspots during a hot summer. Enjoy a trip to nowhere in particular, with a few laughs along the way in this slapstick memoir.

A comprehensive core text from the expert in the field introducing students to the main issues of spatial systems modelling and analysis.

This revised and updated edition of German politics today provides students with a comprehensive study of the modern German political system, set in the context of its historical development, including the reunification of Germany and the important developments which have taken place since the formation of the `grand coalition' government in 2005.

Brainstorming is probably the best known of all the techniques available for creative problem solving. This book, by one of the world’s foremost exponents of brainstorming, begins by identifying the barriers to creative thinking and showing how they can be removed. It goes on to set out systematic...

What works, what doesn’t, and what is required in forming a vital men’s ministry. Practical and honest teaching filled with relevant true-life examples, from recognizing the problem to finding the fix, written by a pastor who became a catalyst for growth instead of an impediment.

La disparition constitue l’un des thèmes récurrents de la littérature fantastique ou horrifique, grâce à son caractère déstabilisant, effrayant. Ce que l’on ne sait pas ne devrait pas nous faire de mal, pourtant l’ignorance cause parfois autant de dégâts que la quête de la vérité....

Have you ever wondered how it is that we find ourselves on this tiny blue planet called Earth? Is Earth the only lucky planet in our universe to harbor intelligent life? How did that first speck of life materialize? If you cant swallow the argument that it was just dumb luck, then you may enjoy reading...

Covering the approximately 6,500 years from the beginning of the Late Mesolithic to the transition to the Bronze Age, Mats Larsson takes the reader on a journey through the development of Swedish prehistoric society and culture set against the backdrop of climatic and landscape change. Using examples...

Walking the rural countryside of Great Britain has always been a fond pastime for me. And in this book I visit the Lake District, Lincolnshire, The Peak District, and West Lancashire, to find the perfect walks for a hardened rambler. Join me on an editorial sitcom of laughter and fun as I walk the natural countryside of rural England.

What explains our attitudes towards the environment? Why do so many climate change initiatives fail? How can we do more to prevent humans damaging the environment? The Psychology of Climate Change explores the evidence for our changing environment, and suggests that there are significant cognitive...

Over the past 20 years, the study of human memory has become an increasingly popular topic of study for psychologists, and since the late 1960s a new framework for studying memory has begun to take shape. It is the purpose of this book to present a broad overview of this framework, including descriptions...

Research Methods in Social Relations, 8th Edition, features a series of updates and revisions in its comprehensive introduction to current research methods in the social and behavioural sciences. Offers comprehensive coverage of a wide variety of traditional and topical research methods Addresses...

By and large human reasoning proceeds in short steps restricted almost entirely to the surface, thereby falling short of what is called for in the modern world. In contrast, the reasoning of a rare minority proceeds in immensely more powerful stages. Included in this minority are those whose inductive...